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A photograph inside a white tented hall where a long line of men in white shirts and white dhotis stands in a queue, most with hands folded before them. Two tall decorative pillars painted with elephants, geometric patterns and yellow, red and blue colours rise on either side. Strings of white flowers and orange marigold garlands hang along the back draping. Behind the line, banners and framed photographs are mounted on the walls, including one portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in the upper right. A red plastic chair sits at the left edge.

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February 24 20072007-02-24Photograph inside a white tent pavilion decorated for a gathering. Two tall painted pillars with colourful geometric patterns and orange-yellow hanging cloths stand from the ceiling. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a long line along the left side, while a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and dark hair in a bun stands in the foreground. Another man in white stands at the lower left wearing a rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, a wall is hung with framed black-and-white photographs and printed panels, and a garland of marigolds and green leaves strings along the top. A wooden podium with a red cloth stands at right, with a flower-decked tray on a low table at the bottom right.2007-07-29October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesDecember 17 20072007-12-17February 24 20072007-02-24A crowd of men in white ritual clothes, most in white shirts and white dhotis, stands in a long line inside a large white tent hall with fluorescent tube lights. Decorative cloth hangings in red, blue, yellow and gold with orange tassels hang from the tent ceiling. Along the back wall are framed photographs and banners, and a large framed portrait on the right shows a smiling man with long dark hair. A small figure in orange-toned clothing stands near the right-hand stage area, and a few women in white saris appear among the crowd. The scene looks like a queue or gathering at an event.2007-05-04February 24 20072007-02-24December 17 20072007-12-17A photograph inside a large white tent hall with a curved white canopy hung with tall cylindrical banners in bright patterned colours of red, blue, yellow and green. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white ritual clothing, stand and queue in long lines across the floor, with red, blue and white plastic chairs placed along the aisles. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white with a lanyard stand near the viewer. Framed photographs and banners line the far walls.2007-07-29December 21 20062006-12-21October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesA large white-roofed pandal hall filled with men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts standing and moving in a line. Tall cylindrical hanging decorations with painted elephants, geometric patterns and yellow fringed tassels hang from the ceiling. A blue draped fabric swags across the upper space, and a banner with Tamil script hangs on the left beside a table with offerings and a sound system. One older man in front wears a white shirt and a gold-toned chain around his neck, and most attendees wear white ritual clothing. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2007-05-04